Russia, Putin posiziona il missile nucleare Avangard: può colpire un bersaglio in meno di 30 minuti

Ribattezzato "Meteorite", è in grado di resistere a temperature elevatissime e può trasportare un'arma nucleare fino a due megatoni. Capace di compiere veloci virate e cambiare repentinamente altitudine, è (quasi) impossibile da intercettare

epa08092379 (FILE) - A frame grab taken from a handout file video released by the Press Service of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation shows the launch of the first Avangard hypersonic missile system from the Dombarovsky position area, Russia, 26 December 2018 (issued 28 December 2019). Russian Defense Minister Shoygu announced on 27 December 2019, that the first regiment of Avangard hypersonic missiles have been put into service at an undisclosed location, suggesting the Urals, without providing further details. President Putin, who unveiled images of the new weapon in 2018, said that the nuclear-capable missiles can travel more than 20 times the speed of sound. EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT -- MANDATORY CREDIT -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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AVANGARD, IL MISSILE IPERSONICO

Sarebbe in grado di colpire qualsiasi città al mondo in meno di 30 minuti. E sarebbe anche in grado di deviare la propria traiettoria in volo. Si tratta dell'Avangard, missile balistico intercontinentale di fabbricazione russa

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epa08092382 (FILE) - A frame grab taken from a handout file video released by the official website of the Russian President kremlin.ru shows a computer simulation of an Avangard hypersonic vehicle with a gliding hypersonic warhead being released from booster rocket. The video was demonstrated on screens during Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow, Russia, 01 March 2018 (reissued 28 December 2019). Russian Defense Minister Shoygu announced on 27 December 2019, that the first regiment of Avangard hypersonic missiles have been put into service at an undisclosed location, suggesting the Urals, without providing further details. President Putin, who unveiled images of the new weapon in 2018, said that the nuclear-capable missiles can travel more than 20 times the speed of sound. EPA/KREMLIN HANDOUT -- MANDATORY CREDIT -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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RESISTE A TEMPERATURE ELEVATISSIME

Il missile è stato realizzato con materiali in grado di resistere a temperature elevatissime, fino a 2.000 gradi Celsius. Tale valore è raggiungibile con un volo nell'atmosfera a velocità ipersonica (In foto, una ricostruzione)

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epa08092383 (FILE) - A frame grab taken from a handout file video released by the official website of the Russian President kremlin.ru shows a computer simulation of an Avangard hypersonic vehicle with a gliding hypersonic warhead blasting off from a Russian territory. The video was demonstrated on screens during Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow, Russia, 01 March 2018 (reissued 28 December 2019). Russian Defense Minister Shoygu announced on 27 December 2019, that the first regiment of Avangard hypersonic missiles have been put into service at an undisclosed location, suggesting the Urals, without providing further details. President Putin, who unveiled images of the new weapon in 2018, said that the nuclear-capable missiles can travel more than 20 times the speed of sound. EPA/KREMLIN HANDOUT -- MANDATORY CREDIT -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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PUÒ TRASPORTARE UN'ARMA NUCLEARE

Secondo l'esercito russo, l'Avangard può volare oltre 27 volte la velocità del suono. Sempre stando ai militari, sarebbe anche in grado di trasportare un'arma nucleare fino a 2 megatoni (In foto, una ricostruzione)

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epa07249019 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (2-L), Russian President Vladimir Putin (3-L) and Head of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, First Deputy Defense Minister, Army General Valery Gerasimov (4-L) visit the National Defense Control Center in Moscow, Russia, 26 December 2018. During his visit to the National Defense Control Center, Vladimir Putin watched through a video link a successful test launch of the Avangard intercontinental strategic missile with a gliding hypersonic warhead. The Avangard hypersonic intercontinental strategic missile system is to enter into service in 2019. EPA/MICHAEL KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL / POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

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ATTIVO DA FINE 2019

Annunciata nel 2018 dal presidente russo Vladimir Putin, l'arma è di fatto entrata in funzione il 27 dicembre 2019, quando il ministro della Difesa Sergei Shoigu aveva ufficialmente informato il leader del Cremlino che il primo reggimento missilistico equipaggiato con l'Avangard era "entrato in servizio, alle 10 ora di Mosca" (In foto, Putin e Shoigu assistono a un lancio di prova)

epa08092378 (FILE) - A frame grab taken from a handout file video released by the Press Service of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation shows the launch of the first Avangard hypersonic missile system from the Dombarovsky position area, Russia, 26 December 2018 (issued 28 December 2019). Russian Defense Minister Shoygu announced on 27 December 2019, that the first regiment of Avangard hypersonic missiles have been put into service at an undisclosed location, suggesting the Urals, without providing further details. President Putin, who unveiled images of the new weapon in 2018, said that the nuclear-capable missiles can travel more than 20 times the speed of sound. EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT -- MANDATORY CREDIT -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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AVANGARD RIPOSIZIONATO

Ma perché si torna a parlare dell'Avangard a distanza di quasi quattro anni? Il missile, che per la sua forza è stato soprannominato "Meteorite", è stato riposizionato dall'esercito nella regione di Orenburg, a Nord del Kazakistan

epa08092377 (FILE) - A frame grab taken from a handout file video released by the Press Service of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation shows the launch of the first Avangard hypersonic missile system from the Dombarovsky position area, Russia, 26 December 2018 (issued 28 December 2019). Russian Defense Minister Shoygu announced on 27 December 2019, that the first regiment of Avangard hypersonic missiles have been put into service at an undisclosed location, suggesting the Urals, without providing further details. President Putin, who unveiled images of the new weapon in 2018, said that the nuclear-capable missiles can travel more than 20 times the speed of sound. EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT -- MANDATORY CREDIT -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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L'ANNUNCIO /1

In un comunicato del ministero della Difesa russo del 20 ottobre, citato da Il Messaggero, si legge che "l'unità missilistica Yasnensky delle Forze missilistiche strategiche nella regione di Orenburg" è stata riarmata "con il complesso missilistico Avangard"

epa07248966 (FILE) - A handout still image from a video footage made available 19 July 2018 by the Russian Defense Ministry on its official Youtube page shows Russian Avangard hypersonic strategic missile system equipped with a gliding hypersonic maneuvering warhead blasting off in Russian territory (reissued 26 December 2018). Reports 26 December 2018 state Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen from a remote location the succesful test of the hypersonic complex Avangard in Russia's far east region. EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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L'ANNUNCIO /2

Il ministero della Difesa russo ha poi aggiunto che "l'attuazione delle misure previste per il 2023 per riarmare le Forze missilistiche strategiche verso un sistema missilistico con un'unità ipersonica aumenterà le capacità di combattimento delle Forze nucleari strategiche" del Cremlino

epa07248967 (FILE) - A handout still image from a video footage made available 19 July 2018 by the Russian Defense Ministry on its official Youtube page shows Russian Avangard hypersonic strategic missile system equipped with a gliding hypersonic maneuvering warhead blasting off in Russian territory (reissued 26 December 2018). Reports 26 December 2018 state Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen from a remote location the succesful test of the hypersonic complex Avangard in Russia's far east region. EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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OPERAZIONE DI DIVERSE ORE

Come spiega il ministero della Difesa russo, l'Avangard riposizionato a Nord del Kazakistan "è stato caricato nel lanciamine con l'aiuto di un'unità di trasporto e carico. Le operazioni tecnologiche più complesse sono durate diverse ore"

epa07249018 Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Head of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, First Deputy Defense Minister, Army General Valery Gerasimov (R) visit the National Defense Control Center in Moscow, Russia, 26 December 2018. During his visit to the National Defense Control Center, Vladimir Putin watched through a video link a successful test launch of the Avangard intercontinental strategic missile with a gliding hypersonic warhead. The Avangard hypersonic intercontinental strategic missile system is to enter into service in 2019. EPA/MICHAEL KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL / POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

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L'AVVERTIMENTO DI PUTIN

In occasione dell'entrata in servizio dell'Avangard, Putin ha ricordato come durante la Guerra Fredda l'Unione Sovietica rincorresse gli Stati Uniti nel progettare la bomba atomica e nel costruire bombardieri strategici e missili balistici intercontinentali. "Ora abbiamo una situazione unica nella storia moderna: sono loro che cercano di raggiungerci - ha detto il leader del Cremlino -. Non una sola nazione possiede armi ipersoniche, figuriamoci quelle di portata intercontinentale"

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epa08092380 (FILE) - A frame grab taken from a handout file video released by the Press Service of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation shows the launch of the first Avangard hypersonic missile system from the Dombarovsky position area, Russia, 26 December 2018 (issued 28 December 2019). Russian Defense Minister Shoygu announced on 27 December 2019, that the first regiment of Avangard hypersonic missiles have been put into service at an undisclosed location, suggesting the Urals, without providing further details. President Putin, who unveiled images of the new weapon in 2018, said that the nuclear-capable missiles can travel more than 20 times the speed of sound. EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT -- MANDATORY CREDIT -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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(QUASI) IMPOSSIBILE DA INTERCETTARE

Nella stessa circostanza, Putin ha anche sottolineato che l'Avangard è capace di compiere veloci virate e cambiare repentinamente altitudine, diventando così quasi impossibile da intercettare

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